United Rentals Appoints Sybil Collins as Vice President, Treasurer

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today announced the appointment of Sybil Collins as vice president, treasurer, effective immediately. In this role, Ms. Collins will have responsibility for all treasury functions, including capital strategy, cash management, inter-company financing, foreign exchange, interest rate management, and related areas of risk management. She assumes responsibility from Irene Moshouris, who is retiring, and will report to Ted Grace, chief financial officer.

Prior to joining the company, Ms. Collins spent 16 years at Morgan Stanley, most recently as Managing Director and Global Head of Treasury Planning and Strategy. During her tenure at Morgan Stanley, Ms. Collins also held senior roles in fixed income capital markets and investment banking, and managed Morgan Stanley’s relationships with its fixed income investors and credit agencies. Ms. Collins received her Masters in Business Administration and undergraduate degree from Columbia University and her Masters in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University.

“We are excited to welcome Sybil to the company. Her breadth of treasury and capital markets experience, as well as strong leadership capabilities, make her the ideal person to lead our treasury department as we continue to deliver on our growth and capital allocation strategies,” said Mr. Grace. “We thank Irene for her numerous and meaningful contributions over her 17 years with United Rentals and wish her all the best in her retirement.”

About United Rentals

United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in the world. The company has an integrated network of 1,465 rental locations in North America, 14 in Europe, 27 in Australia and 19 in New Zealand. In North America, the company operates in 49 states and every Canadian province. The company’s approximately 25,000 employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others. The company offers approximately 4,700 classes of equipment for rent with a total original cost of $19.99 billion. United Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, the Barron’s 400 Index and the Russell 3000 Index® and is headquartered in Stamford, Conn. Additional information about United Rentals is available at unitedrentals.com.